2008 Fall TV Premiere Schedule

Main cast of Heroes Season 1
(Image credit: NBC)

Fall’s not that far away and as the summer shows are beginning to wrap up, I’ve been finding myself wondering when to expect some of my favorite shows to return from the summer hiatus. So I figure now’s as good a time as any to get started on the big premiere schedule. We’ll be posting previews for all of the new and returning shows this season and as always, the schedule is a work in progress. We’ll probably be adding shows and updating dates/times as the fall approaches. In the meantime, get your calendar's out!

Monday, August 25

9:00-10:00 PM - AMERICA'S TOUGHEST JOBS (series premiere) (NBC)

8:00-9:00 PM - Deal or No Deal (NBC)

Tuesday, August 26

9:00-10:00 PM - Greek (ABC Family)

Thursday, August 28

9:00 PM - MTV's Top Pop Group (Casting Special) (MTV)

Monday, September 1

8:00-10:00 PM - Prison Break (2-Hour Season Premiere) (Fox)

8:00-9:00 PM - Gossip Girl (The CW)

9:00-10:00 PM - One Tree Hill (The CW)

10:00-11:00 PM - Raising The Bar (TNT)

Tuesday, September 2

8:00-10:00 PM - 90210 (Two-Hour Premiere) (The CW)

10:00-11:00 PM - The Shield (FX)

Wednesday, September 3

8:00-10:00 PM - Bones (2-Hour Season Premiere) (Fox)

8:00-10:00 PM - America’s Next Top Model (Two-Hour Premiere) (The CW)

10:00 PM - SONS OF ANARCHY (FX)

Thursday, September 4

8:00-10:00 PM - Kitchen Nightmares (Fox)

Friday, September 5

8:00-10:00 PM - Are You Smarter Than A 5th Grader? (2-Hour Season Premiere) (Fox)

8:00-10:00 PM - Samurai Girl (ABC Family)

9:00-11:00 PM - DogTown - Saving The Michael Vick Dogs (National Geographic)

Saturday, September 6

8:00-8:30 PM - COPS (Season Premiere) (Fox)

8:30-9:00 PM - COPS (Season Premiere) (Fox)

9:00-10:00 PM - America’s Most Wanted: America Fights Back (Fox)

Sunday, September 7

10:00-10:30 PM Entourage

Monday, September 8

The Oprah Winfrey Show (Syndicated)

8:00-9:00 PM - Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles (Fox)

Tuesday, September 9

8:00-10:00 PM - FRINGE (2-Hour Series Premiere)(Fox)

9:00-10:00 PM - PRIVILEGED (series premiere) (The CW)

Wednesday, September 9

9:00-9:30 PM - ‘Til Death (Fox)

9:30-10:00 PM - DO NOT DISTURB (Fox) (Series Premiere)

Thursday, September 11

8:00-9:00 PM - Hole In The Wall (Fox)

Friday, September 12

9:00-10:00 PM - Don’t Forget The Lyrics! (Fox)

Saturday, September 13

11:00 PM-Midnight - MADtv (Fox) (Season Premiere)

Midnight-12:30 AM - Talkshow With Spike Feresten (Fox)

11:30 PM - 1:00 PM - Saturday Night Live (NBC)

Tuesday, September 16

8:00-10:00 PM - The Biggest Loser: Families (NBC)

8:00-9:00 PM - House (Fox)

Thursday, September 18

8:00-9:00 PM - Smallville (The CW)

9:00-10:00 PM - Supernatural (The CW)

10:00-10:30 PM It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia (FX)

Friday, September 19

10:00-11:00 PM - 20/20 (ABC)

Monday, September 22

8:00-10:00 PM - Dancing with the Stars (special two-hour performance show premiere) (ABC)

8:00-8:30 PM - The Big Bang Theory (CBS)

8:30-9:00 PM - How I Met Your Mother (CBS)

9:00-11:00 PM - Heroes (NBC)

9:00-9:30 PM - Two and a Half Men (CBS)

9:30-10:00 PM - WORST WEEK (series premiere) (CBS)

10:00-11:00 PM - CSI: Miami (CBS)

10:00-11:00 PM - Boston Legal (ABC)

Tuesday, September 23

8:00-9:00 PM - NCIS (CBS)

8:00-9:00 PM - OPPORTUNITY KNOCKS (series premiere) (ABC)

9:00-10:00 PM - THE MENTALIST (series premiere) (CBS)

9:00-11:00 PM - Dancing with the Stars (special performance show) (ABC)

10:00-11:00 PM - Without A Trace (CBS)

10:00-11:00 PM - Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (NBC)

Wednesday, September 24

8:00-9:00 PM - Dancing with the Stars Results Show Special (special day and time) (ABC)

8:00-8:30 PM - The New Adventures of Old Christine (CBS)

8:30-9:00 PM - GARY UNMARRIED (series premiere) (CBS)

9:00-10:00 PM - Criminal Minds (CBS)

9:00-11:00 p.m. David Blaine Special (ABC)

8:00-9:00 PM - KNIGHT RIDER (NBC)

10:00-11:00 PM - Lipstick Jungle (NBC)

10:00-11:00 PM - CSI: NY (CBS)

Thursday, September 25

8:00-9:00 PM - Ugly Betty (ABC)

8:00-9:00 PM - My Name Is Earl (NBC)

8:00-9:00 PM - Survivor (CBS)

9:00-10:00 PM - The Office (NBC)

9:00-11:00 PM - Grey's Anatomy (special two-hour season premiere) (ABC)

10:00-11:00 PM - ER (NBC)

Saturday, September 27

8:00-9:00 PM Crimetime Saturday (CBS)

9:00-10:00 PM Crimetime Saturday (CBS)

10:00-11:00 PM - 48 Hours Mystery (CBS)

Sunday, September 28

7:00-9:00 PM - Extreme Makeover: Home Edition (ABC)

7:00-8:00 PM - 60 Minutes (CBS)

8:00-8:30 PM - The Simpsons (Fox)

8:00-9:00 PM - The Amazing Race (CBS)

8:30-9:00 PM - King of the Hill (Fox)

9:00-10:00 PM - Cold Case (CBS)

9:00-10:00 PM - Desperate Housewives (ABC)

9:00-10:00 PM - Dexter (Showtime)

9:00-9:30 PM - Family Guy (Fox)

9:30-10:00 PM - American Dad (Fox)

10:00-11:00 PM - Brothers & Sisters (ABC)

10:00-11:00 PM - The Unit (CBS)

Monday, September 29

8:00-9:00 PM - Chuck (NBC)

10:00-11:00 PM - Life (NBC)

Tuesday, September 30

9:00-10:00 PM - Dancing with the Stars Result Show (regular day and time period premiere) (ABC)

Wednesday, October 1

8:00-9:00 PM - Pushing Daisies (ABC)

9:00-10:00 PM - Private Practice (ABC)

10:00-11:00 PM - Dirty Sexy Money (ABC)

Friday Night Lights (DirectTV's The 101)

Friday, October 3

8:00-9:00 PM - Wife Swap (ABC)

8:00-9:00 PM - Ghost Whisperer (CBS)

8:00-8:30 PM - Everybody Hates Chris (The CW)

8:30-9:00 PM - The Game (The CW)

9:00-10:00 PM - THE EX LIST (series premiere) (CBS)

10:00-11:00 PM - Numb3rs (CBS)

9:00-10:00 PM - Supernanny (ABC)

Sunday, October 5

7:00-8:00 PM - America's Funniest Home Videos (ABC)

8:00-9:00 PM - Extreme Makeover: Home Edition (regular time period premiere) (ABC)

Thursday, October 9

8:30-9:00 PM - KATH & KIM (series premiere) (NBC)

9:00-10:00 PM - CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (CBS)

10:00-11:00 PM - ELEVENTH HOUR(series premiere) (CBS)

10:00-11:00 PM - LIFE ON MARS (series premiere) (ABC)

10:30 - 11:00 PM - TESTEES (FX)

Friday, October 10

10:00-11:00 PM - THE STARTER WIFE (series premiere) (USA)

Monday, October 13

9:30-10:00 PM - Samantha Who? (ABC)

10:00-11:00 PM - MY OWN WORST ENEMY (series premiere) (NBC)

Tuesday, October 14

10:00-11:00 PM - Eli Stone (ABC)

Friday, October 17

8:00-10:00 PM - CRUSOE (series premiere) (NBC)

10:00-11:00 PM - Crash (Starz)

Thursday, October 30

9:30-10:00 PM - 30 Rock (NBC)

Sunday, November 23

8:00-10:00 PM - 24: Redemption (Fox)

Kelly West
Assistant Managing Editor

Kelly joined CinemaBlend as a freelance TV news writer in 2006 and went on to serve as the site’s TV Editor before moving over to other roles on the site. At present, she’s an Assistant Managing Editor who spends much of her time brainstorming and editing feature content on the site. She an expert in all things Harry Potter, books from a variety of genres (sci-fi, mystery, horror, YA, drama, romance -- anything with a great story and interesting characters.), watching Big Brother, frequently rewatching The Office, listening to Taylor Swift, and playing The Sims.